Motor-vehicle hood latch



Sept. 25, 1928.

v. E. WUTHNOW MOTOR VEHICLE HOOD LATCH Filed Feb. 25, 1927 y f w A a YE:Wuiknodi the Patented Sept. 25, 192a UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE. I.VEBLAND 1:. Wow, 01* D ILLON, KANSAS.

MOTOR-VEHICLE noon LATCH.

Application nearebruar 2a, 1927. Serial in. 170,319.

The primary purpose of this invention is provision of means forfastening the hood enclosing the motor of automobiles and likemechanically driven vehicles to -prevent the lifting of the hood byunauthorized parties and tampering with the mechanism.

The invention provides locking means which may be readily installedwithout necessitating any change in the arrangement or the addition ofparts to the vehicle other than those comprising the attachment.

While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention,it is to be understood that in adapting the means to meet specific needsand requirements the design may be varied and such other changes .in theminor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theinvention as claimed, without departing fromthe spirit thereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and the drawingshereto attached, in which,-.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrative of the invention.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view line 22 of Figure 1. Y

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the locking means, aportion of the latch rod being brokenv away.

Figure 4 is a detailviewof a portion of the latch rod showing the fingerpiecethereon.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and desig'-- nated in the several views of the drawings bylike reference characters.

The numeral 10 designates aside bar of the chassis. 11 the dash, 12 thefloor, and 13 the hood which encloses the motor, said parts'being ofwell known construction and arrangement, and being illustrated todemonstrate the application of the invention. The-hood 13 is disposedbetween the usual cowl 14 and radiator 15, and comprises one or moreparts according to the make of the machine. 7

In accordance with the invention, a plate 16 is attached to the innerside of each part of the hood, and is provided at its lower edge with asleeve 17. The same fastenings employed for attaching the handle 18 tothe hood are utilized for securing the thereby obviating the necessityof on the plate 16; providing extra fastenings. A companion plate 19 isattached to the top side of the bar 10 or the Weather strip usuallyapplied to the side bar for the hood to close upon. The plate 19 isprovided at its inner edge with sleeves 20 which, when the hood isclosed, aline with the sleeve 17. A rod 21 is slidably mounted upon thechassis and is adapted to pass through the' sleeves 17 and 20-of theplates 16 and 19, as shown most clearly in Figure 3, thereby holding thehood in closed position. The rear portion of the rod 21 is offset, asindicated at 22, and passes through openings formed in the dash 11 andinclined portion of the floor- 12. The rear end of the offsetportion 22of the rod is threaded and receives a finger-piece 23 and lock nut 24whereby the finger piece is secured in the adjusted position. The offset25 of the rod 21 constitutes a stop to limit the rearward movement ofthe rod to prevent its front end being disengaged from the rear sleeve20 when the rod is drawn rearward to clear the sleeve 17 therebyreleasing the hood to admit of its opening. The front end of the rod 21is pointed so as to enter the sleeve 17 and the front sleeve 20 whenmoving the rod forward to lock the hood. The parts are'so arranged thatthe rod 21' is mounted in the parts 11, 12 and 20. These parts directthe rod 21 in its sliding movement.

The latching'attachment may be readily applied to the hood of any motorvehicle, without necessitating any change in the ar rangement ofparts'or the addition of parts outside of those forming the attachmentand including the plates 16 and 19 and the rod 21.

When the latching means are applied to closed cars access thereto isprevented when the car is left unattended by closing and locking thesame in the accustomed way. When the attachment is applied to open carsit operates as deterring means to prevent any one from tampering withthe mechanism, and moreover, the finger piece may be covered in a way toprevent ready access thereto. Having thus described the invention, Iclaim: I In a motor vehicle. the combination with the dash, the floor,chassis side b'arand motor enclosing hood, of a plate attached to theside bar and provided with ali ied spacial sleeves, a companion plateattached t the hood and. having a sleeve adapted to aline portionofisetto provide a stop to en age the with the said spaced sleeves andoccupy a podash and prevent disengagement of t e front sitiontherebetween, a longitudinal rod slidend of the rod from the said learsleeve, and a 1 ably mounted in the floor, dash and rear finger piece atthe rear end of the'rod.

I 5 sleeve of the plate attached to the said side I In testimony whereofI- afiix my si g s tufe.

bar and engagea'ble with' the alined sleeves to I lock the hood, andhaving an intermediate -VERLAND E. WUTI-DIOW.. [L s.]..

